Fastening device



Dec. 31, 1929. H. M. KELLOGG FASTENING DEVICE Filed April 9. 1928 mm 8 N d m 0 TTORNEY Pateritecl Dec. 31, 1929 1,741,942

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HENRY MORGAN KELLOGG, OF MILFORD, CONNECTICUT FASTENING DEVICE Application filed April 9, 1928. Serial No. 268,403.

The present invention relates to fastening improved device in its position for closing an devices and is more particularly applicable automobile hood, for example; for securing the hood of an automobile in its Figure 2 is a front elevation of the device closed position. The object of the invention in a similar position and is to produce an eflicient article at a compara- Figure 3 is a side elevation showing the 55 tively low cost of manufacture and furtherfastenlng means in its released position. more, the article is so constructed and ar- In the embodiment of the invention illusranged that its operation is simple and betrated in said drawings, the improvedfastsides this, the article is of aflexible nature ening device is composed of three pieces only, permittinlgtit to readily adjust itself to unonefpieg? consistigg of tlie bgse l1 whichl is even con 1 1ons. pre era y secure in a xe an angu ar Heretofore, various types of fastening deposition as shown, by means of ears 2 which vicesd for automollioile hoods have been proare flasteriied rivets 3 tc tge sill piatepr pose and invaria ly the-device is composed mem er e improve ev1ce a so 1nof a number of parts of which a barrel encludes a helical spring 5 preferably round, or closing an operating spring and a plunger another shape may be employed if desired forms the essent1al part. This barrel 1s usuand Which spring 1s securedto the base by ally lyItllfed tct) a 81%} {)1- oliljher: statfilnag e1n 1 gneanstgfethie co1ltshthkereoii bel i ilg efngaged:1 by ero e au omo 1 ec assis. e arre 1s rew I a $011 6 ase e ree en 0 20 generally provided with a h ad or a h ndl said spring carries a head or handle member 7 having a hook and whi h hook ng ge; a 6 and wh ch member is provided atone side bracket secured to the hood. Such fastening Y h f g 1p P1968 7 and a hook 8 0n the oppodevices a; plpelvoitilslly Iprofioseid ogerage to 1e}? s15; 8:113. llll i s lattle'l hogolfistiiidaotedktg o-ao-e an I 0 e 0 3059 w 311 e e a e W1 1I1 e e rac e i iln is under compression. which latter member is secured to the hood 11. According to the present invention, the In the op a i f he mP O Bd device, to f it? Paris t ti 2;? ifii lil tfiinttftilififi tfe si fiifii titti; e nmna e an e spun at one ares e 1 place of the barrel and whi eh spring i so of tli e device is extended against the tension 0 ranged that the action of h ldi th h d thereof and when the force exerted to extend down is effected when the spring is under illid spring mefilbgl is1 relfialsgd, lthe ltl engion of t f n. Thi s rin r d be t e s rin Wi rm 0 t e 00 in a flexible fa teni ng $155 $2 i l ie g g' clzsed o d t I W l e u de same may be brought into various positions to Od that aiseries of these fastening devices i i *mgage the i fi iiitiiiii gtititi ifii llftitt fii hl iii as ening means came y e 00 e spring is connected with a socket or base sef 3 pfi g g enlng) device dhereinbecured to the $111 or other memberof the chas- 3 gi g s be gs i g fi g z g gii g gi v 1sg g i g agifg gi gi s i a fg zfigsg g the elimination of the numerous parts h erethe complementary fastening means on the tofu? employed to form a fastemng f of this klnd. Another advanta e of the 1m- 100d. Furthermore, the sprlng is secured to both th b d th h d b f proved fastening dev1ce is that the base thereth I i an ea l p 0 of 1s rigldly secured, this being possible be- 45 e 601s. o e sprmg engagmg Internal cause of the flexible nature of the springmemt d 111 h hollow base and h The her for in lieu of hinging the fastening delnyent on will be more fully described 1n dei as Previously h been done the resiL tail with reference the accompanylllg iency of the device itself permits of its being f w h brought into different positions so that the 50 Figure 1 1s a side elevatlon showmg the engagement of the hook with the hood fas- I 'rying tening means may be easily efiected. Furthermore, the device will stand in an angular position as shown in Figure 3 when the device is released. These advantages besides reducing the cost of manufacture of the device also facilitate the operation thereof both in fastening and unfastening the hood.

Various modifications may be made in car out the details of the invention hereinbefore described and it is to be understood that any modification coming fairly within the terms of the appended claims shall be covered thereby.

I claim- 1. A fastening device of the class described composed of a handle, a base, a coil spring connecting said base and handle, complementary astening means on an automobile hood and said base being arranged in an angular position relatively to said hood.

2. An automobile hood fastening comprising a base, a head, a coil spring connecting said base and head, said base and head being hollow an threads engaging the-coils of said spring.

3. A fastening device of the class described having a handle, a base, a helical spring connecting said base and handle and said handle and base having screw threads engaging the coils of said spring.

4:. A flexible fastening means for an autoiiobile hood, said means comprising a fixed ase, base by means of the coils thereof engaging screw threads on said base, a handle mounted on the free end of said spring and being likewise threaded and engaged by the coils of the spring and said handle having a hook member engaging complementary fastening means on said hood. J

5. In combination with a hood catch, a base, a handle, a helical spring connecting said handle with said base, said spring when said hood catch is released being Without tension or closed and I'estin in a relatively determined position and exible in all directions lateral to said base.

Signed at Milford, county of New Haven, State 0 1928.

H. MORGAN KELLOGG.

deviced having internal v a helical tension spring secured to said I f Connecticut this 4th day of April, 

